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’23 Range Rover PHEV
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Land Rover engineers are entering an advanced stage of development for the fifth-gen Range Rover. The new Rover will play a vital role in facilitating Jaguar Land Rover’s recovery from the pandemic and chip shortage, and its new MLA platform will be a cornerstone of the marque’s push towards full electrification.
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The plug-in hybrid spotted here is likely to use an evolved version of the current hybrid model’s gas-electric setup, which mates an 2.0L turbo four with a 143hp electric motor and a 17.1-kWh battery for around 30 mi. of range. However, a more-potent PHEV option with two electric motors is in the cards, no doubt with superior off-road ability courtesy of a boost in low-end torque.
’23 Ford Maverick Rattler
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It was just a few months ago that “Carbuzz” discovered that Ford filed a trademark registration for the name “Rattler” with the U.S. Patent Office. The filing was “intended to cover the categories of motor vehicles, namely, automobiles, pickup trucks, electric vehicles, sport-utility vehicles, off-road vehicles and their structural parts.”
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Fast forward to today, and we have our first look at a running prototype. The main difference appears to be a revised front end. The Rattler features a lower front skidplate bumper with a better approach angle. The Rattler also sits about an inch higher than the current Maverick FX4, which it’s based on. Expect an official debut in early 2022.
’23 Chevrolet Colorado
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Here’s the ’23 Chevy Colorado undergoing high-altitude testing in Colorado, giving us our first look at GM’s upcoming midsize truck redesign. This one has a solid amount of heavy vinyl camo on the front and rear ends, as well as on the sides. Only the cab’s roof features the tighter-fitting checkered camo.
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We can tell that the four-door, shortbed configuration is on full display. There’s also what appears to be a set of prominent rear fenders along with a set of steelie wheels.
The next-gen Colorado is expected to launch some time in 2022 or 2023, and will use an evolution of the GMT31XX architecture used by the current trucks called 31XX-2.